A former chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami Party, Mr. Azam’s imprisonment on war crimes charges linked to the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence from Pakistan set off violent protests last year.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times: Obituaries
Fri, 10/24/2014 - 8:12pm
A former chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami Party, Mr. Azam’s imprisonment on war crimes charges linked to the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence from Pakistan set off violent protests last year.